Pandemics/Public Health

President’s Corner

December 1, 2011

I thought it would be a good idea to tell both our new and returning visitors a little more about us. As always will be the case, please email me directly at chuck@TelCoa.org with any thoughts and comments you have.

The Telework Coalition (TelCoa), America’s leading nonprofit telework education and advocacy organization, based in Washington DC, was established in 2002 by a group of professionals with experience in addressing the benefits, adoption, and implementation of telework and telecommuting programs. This was in response to a growing need for a single, reliable source of reference material about technology’s impact on our economy, environment, energy usage, and our society in general. TelCoa focuses on how this technology is changing our lifestyles, organizational structures and workplace management, along with the policies, processes and procedures that support them.

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Guest Columnist

December 7, 2011

Nicole Belson Goluboff, Esq.
Author,
The Law of Telecommuting,
The Law of Telecommuting
Supplement,
Telecommuting for Lawyers

Using Telework to Create Jobs and Reduce the Deficit

As the country strives to gain its footing amidst the jobs crisis and the deficit crisis, lawmakers must focus on the traction telework offers.

Telework enables businesses to start hiring. By slashing overhead, recruitment and other business costs, telecommuting makes it more affordable for companies to bring on new personnel.

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On Monday, November 7, 2011, the two U.S. senators from Connecticut, Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced a bill, S. 1811, that would end the ability of any state to tax income earned by telecommuters who are not physically located in that state. The Telework Coalition has long supported such legislation.

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Key Elements of Departmental Pandemic Influenza Operational Plans

August 2008
The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan requires Federal departments and agencies to develop plans addressing (1) protection of employees, (2) maintenance of essential functions and services, (3) support for the Federal response, and (4) communication with stakeholders about pandemic planning and response. The Federal departments, agencies, and independent organizations are hereinafter referred to as “agencies.” In November 2006, Homeland Security Council (HSC) staff requested that department and agency heads certify in writing to the HSC that their respective department or agency was addressing the applicable elements of pandemic planning set forth in a checklist developed and published at www.flu.gov. That checklist provided a mechanism to assist agencies in developing their pandemic plans and ensured uniform preparedness across the U.S. Government.

To read the entire plan, click here.

Planning for pandemic influenza is critical.

Planning for pandemic influenza is critical. To assist you in your efforts, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed the following checklist for large businesses. It identifies important, specific activities large businesses can do now to prepare, many of which will also help you in other emergencies.

Click here to see the CDC checklist for large businesses.

For CDC information on the Avian Flu, click here.

For information on Flu Pandemics, click here.